The Board of Commissioners hereby establishes the Davidson County Teaching Scholarship Program which shall be administered and regulated as set forth in this chapter. Davidson County shall annually grant to eligible recipients scholarships to pay for the recipients’ tuition, room and board, books and other course materials, and other reasonable and customary living expenses incurred or to be incurred by the recipient during the recipient’s attendance at a post-secondary institution while pursuing a degree in education for the purpose of obtaining a teacher’s certification in North Carolina. Recipients of scholarships may not use any funds awarded pursuant to this program and Ordinance for any purpose which is not listed herein. The Scholarship Program shall be conducted on a calendar year basis, and the total amount of each scholarship shall be as set from time to time by the Board of Commissioners. If the recipient is not a senior at a post-secondary institution, the amount of the scholarship shall be divided by the number of full remaining years required to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Example: If the recipient has not entered the first year of a post-secondary institution, the recipient shall receive one-fourth of the amount of the scholarship and shall receive one-fourth of the amount of the scholarship prior to each subsequent school year, provided the post-secondary institution has verified enrollment and the grade-point average of 2.8 or the equivalent for the preceding school year. Recipient shall not be eligible to receive the remaining amount of the scholarship if the enrollment and the grade-point average of 2.8 or the equivalent are not attained and verified. Should the student be enrolled in an approved five-year Dual Bachelor’s-Master’s of Arts in Teaching Program, the first payment shall not be made until at least the student’s third semester, with the calculation described above being applied at that time [payments still spread over the course of four years of education].
(Ord. passed 3-9-04; Am. Ord. passed 4-22-08; Ord. passed 8-25-15; Ord. passed 1-10-17)